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Dannii Minogue quits The X Factor

The 39-year-old singer - who joined The X Factor in 2007 - left the show just days before the new series is due to launch, leaving fans enraged and the judging panel in turmoil.

Minogue put her decision down to her commitments as a judge on Australia's Got Talent. Taking on both jobs, it has been implied, would mean regular trips between the UK and Australia with newly born baby Ethan.

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Some reports are suggesting that she was expected to work her hectic schedule around new judge Gary Barlow as well.

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She confirmed her departure via her Twitter page. "I am so disappointed that I can't be a part of The X Factor this year," she wrote. "I'm going to miss the show and the amazing team who work so incredibly hard on it.

"During discussions for me to return [to The X Factor] it became clear that unfortunately, this year, the X Factor audition dates in the UK clash with the live shows of Australia's Got Talent during June and July. For this reason I am unable to return."

Her departure has fuelled yet more speculation over the make-up of the judging panel, after Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole decided to jump ship in order to take up places on the US version on the show.

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Cowell let slip that Gary Barlow would be taking over from him on the panel. It has also come to light that N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos will be replacing Dannii - a move which has angered fans of the show.